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There is one thing that can be said about the new year so far: even though new YA releases have been fewer than in the previous year, what we have seen publish so far has build a solid TBR for the upcoming year. This week, we’ll add even more excellent reads to that growing list.
Whether you’re here for romance, for witchy reads, or for edge-of-your-seat thrillers that invite plenty of horror, there’s something in the YA world for you. As has been the story the last couple of weeks, the offerings are less inclusive in representation than is typical of YA; those titles are going to pick up soon (and they’re not entirely missing, either–it’s just not quite as high as typically published in YA). Like last week, there’s not a lot to offer in new series books, either. There are a handful releasing in paperback, but no new series entries will appear as hardcovers this week.
Grab yourself your favorite warm beverage, scope out your favorite reading spot, and cozy in with these new YA book releases.
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 Better The Devil by Erik J. BrownFirst, and most superficially, this is a great cover that conveys a lot about the plot without saying a thing about it. This is going to be a horror/thriller. A runaway teen is arrested for shoplifting, and knowing that his parents still aren’t going to accept him at home for being queer, he makes a last minute decision. Noticing that he looks a lot like Nate Beaumont, a child who went missing 10 years ago, he tells the police officer that that is his identity. The Beaumonts arrive, excited to welcome “Nate” back home. Even though “Nate” is waiting for his chance to escape again, he’s not quite able to take that step. The Beaumont family is . . . nice? He’s never lived somewhere like this before. But weird things are happening at the Beaumont house. There’s vandalism. There’s alarms in the middle of the night. Something or someone knows that “Nate” isn’t actually Nate, and that the true story of what happened to the real Nate is much darker. While “Nate” tries to track down the truth, he’s got to be quick and careful. What happened to the real Nate might be coming for him next. |
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